Party Husband Explained

Party Husband is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy film produced by First National Pictures and released through their parent company Warner Bros. It was directed by Clarence G. Badger and stars Dorothy Mackaill. It is preserved at the Library of Congress.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Cast

• Dorothy Mackaill as Laura
• James Rennie as Jay Hogarth
• Dorothy Peterson as Kate
• Joe Donahue as Pat
• Donald Cook as Horace Purcell
• Helen Ware as Mrs. Duell
• Paul Porcasi as Henri Renard
• Mary Doran as Bee Canfield

Uncredited:

• Robert Allen
• Louise Beavers as Laura's maid
• Bill Elliott as Wedding party guest
• Gilbert Emery as Ben Holliday
• Barbara Weeks as Sally

Home media

The film is offered on DVD as a double feature from Warner Archives along with another Mackaill Pre-Code feature, Office Wife.

Notes and References

1. The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1931-40 published by The American Film Institute, c. 1993.
2. https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/7125 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993: Party Husband
3. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, (<-book title) p.137 by The American Film Institute, c. 1978.